Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Couch to 5k Podcast Page

Hello! Welcome to my Couch to 5k Podcast page!

I know some of you have posted my page on message boards and the like so if that's how you found me, Welcome! Hope you enjoy these. I have a few left to do, but this is a good start for anyone wanting something to help them not look at their watch during the intervals.

I started doing my own podcasts for the Couch to 5k because then I was guaranteed to hear music I liked. Many of the other podcasts out there are awesome but are pretty techno heavy. Suz's are a lot like mine if you want some other pop/hip hop options. In fact, her podcasts were what inspired me to do some of my own!

*Note: The music used in my podcasts is from my personal library and is only for personal use. The music and podcasts are not for public broadcast.

*See below for track listings.

UPDATE: THE LINKS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING, SO I'VE UPLOADED THEM TO DROPBOX. FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING:

Don't forget to visit Suz's page, DJ Steveboy's page and Robert's page for additional Couch to 5k podcast options. For you ipod touch and iphone users, there is a cool app called C25K - go to where you can use your own music and he gives you the cues to switch.

I love what you have done and would love to put these on my ipod but every time I click on the Limelinx link it shows me a preview and if I click on download it takes me to another page. What am I doing wrong??????

You aren't doing anything wrong. You have to click download again on the second page and it will bring you to the page where you finally can download the mix. If you still have problems, email me at gonicoleyourself@mac.com

Anon 1: it follows the couch to 5k so once the 5 min warmup is over you start jogging.

Anon 2: yes its 3x a week so I tried to at least have two options for music so it wouldn't get too old. I wanted to do a podcast for each one, but clearly that didn't happen. Try Suz's podcasts for similar music options.

This is fantastic. I did this training once before, but have been on the couch all winter. It's great to have the cues. I used to write down the program on my hand and I was glued to my watch, this will really ease the stress. Thank you!!!

I hope you don't ever get tired of hearing how wonderful this is. I recently lost 50 pounds (have another 50 to go) and have gotten off the elliptical trainer and onto a treadmill. I read about C25K and then found your podcasts. AMEN SISTER! Thank you thank you thank you. Look for something coming from your Amazon wish list soon! The work you put into this must've been massive.

SUPHU!!! You are amazing. I'm dying to hear how you lost the 50 and what you're doing for the rest. I have hit such a plateau and I'm trying to kick my own behind back into focus. I have about 20 lbs to go. Grrr! Any guidance would be so helpful.

And the Amazon gift list? I'm beyond appreciative. Just glad you like the music. Now I reallly have to get the rest done!

GNY, I have a CRAZY excel spreadsheet that I built that tracks my food intake. I have conditional formatting on it so that it turns red/green depending on if I'm "in the zone" or not.

It does the calorie/fat/prot/carb ratio for me and charts my progress. It has a food diary, excer diary, mood diary and some charts/stats. (OK, I'm a nerd)

I track every bite that goes in my mouth. 15% fat, 35% protein, 50% carbs. I have a food list that has the nutritional content of everything I eat, and if it's not on my list, it's on calorieking.com as well as on the packaging.

I joined a gym and hired a personal trainer. Expensive yes, but not near as expensive as heart surgery! I am worth it, as Loreal says.

Don't be mislead though, my 50 lbs is a drop in my bucket. I have A LONG way to go.

These are so great, thanks! I've been listening to the Ullrey ones so far but as I'm not really into techno some of them do get a little monotonous. I've been wishing I had a podcast with upbeat pop music, so these are perfect! You rule!

I can't tell you thank you enough for taking the time to make this! I have tried to do this program a couple of times but always get so bored with the runs. The music is SO helpful and makes the time go by quickly. THANK YOU!!

I'm on Week 6 now and have loved using your podcasts! I've never really enjoyed running, but as a musician it's really motivating to have something I can move my feet to and get my mind into instead of thinking about RUNNING. Thanks!

Thank you so much for doing this! I first did the C25K program six years ago, back before ipods and podcasts, and it was SOOOO boring, staring at my stopwatch the entire time. I'm now getting back into the program and this is just what I need to get me motivated. Your music is so much better than the techno stuff, which isn't my taste. Thanks again!

I LOVE how you have scary Darth Vader cues that make me afraid to NOT keep running and that you don't announce how far/long we'll be going, which doesn't allow me to psyche myself out ... awesome podcasts. Thanks so much for sharing!

Nicole, these are just awesome! The Ullrey one's are just too techno-y fo rme, and make me not want to run. I was browsing the net for a way to make my own, and found yours. Thanks so much! I still might make and share some at a later date, but as it is, I'm enjoying just getting out and running.

Thank you Nicole! Week 3 has been a little tough and your podcast got me thru it. It is so nice to be able to just download it and go. The music selection is perfect too. Some of the songs totally take me back :) Thanks again, I am so grateful!

So, Nanette mentioned in her blog wanting to do the C25K program, and I decided to try it (week 1, workout 1) today. Then she said she'd been searching around online and come across your post. Too funny! It was a total pain trying to figure out when 60/90 seconds were up, so it'd be great if there were a cue. Fun to have new music to try running to!

Suphu,I would LOVE to have your spreadsheet to track all of that info. Guess I am a nerd too but that sounds perfect for me but I am not good at setting up excel. If I could get it from you that would be great. Let me know and what you want for it too. Thank you and way to go with the 50 pounds!

Not to be a random anonymous creeper, but thank you SO MUCH for these! I did W3D1 just now and I was getting myself freaked out over running for 3 mins straight, but I downloaded your 3.1 on a whim just before and it made it so much better! I only wish I'd discovered these three weeks ago... I may occasionally go back and redo a week 1 or 2 on my off days just because your track listings are so awesome.

Is anyone else out there downloading these and then using them on a Zune? I'm having the WORST time trying to get them loaded on the device. I downloaded all of weeks 1 an 2 and I can get only the most recent of them on my zune for each week (ie: when I download 1.1 and 2.1 it shows up fine but then when I dl 1.2 and 2.2 it replaces it in my collection AND on my zune!) Uh... really confused here! At the moment I'll deal with just having week 1.1 since I wanna get started with this tomorrow, but some technical advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!

My husband helped me download and put the files on my Zen...he found somehow that the when he clicked on each link, it would first send us to an ad. If you click "back" in the browser and then "forward," it would show another screen of ads, then the second time he'd click "back, forward," the link download came up. It was a little time consuming, but sounds like it might help others to get to the right link! Good luck! :)

I absolutely love these!! Thanks so much for putting them out there! I'm at week 3 and was really starting to doubt my ability to keep my own time with the "one Mississippi, two Mississippi" method....these are perfect! The music is absolutely what I needed to keep going. Thanks again! :-)

Thanks so much for posting these!I do have one issue though... I downloaded them and can play them in itunes. iTunes shows that they are in my library too, but when I plug in my iPod, it won't transfer. Is it the right file format for an iPod or does it need to be converted? Thanks again

Thank you so much! I am just getting active after 35 year of a sedentary life style. I'm doing week 1 for another week, but I can't wait to move to week 2 on Monday and hear new music. I could not do it without these podcast!

Nicole, thank you so much! I started this week with your 1.1 and 1.2, and today switched to Suz's W1. I'll be sticking with you in the future -- our music taste is more similar, but mostly because you switch tracks between walking/jogging, and the tempo stays appropriate. Oh, and the Big Scary Counting is awesome.

click the download button with the green arrow that is below the facebook icon. then it might redirect to an ad - click "skip this ad". then you'll get to a page with the same download button that says "wait until your download initializes" and will count down from 15. when 15 seconds are up, press "click here" to download. pain in the ass but SO worth it for these great podcasts.

i intend to buy you an amazon gift when i can afford to, nicole (starving student :) ). i love that your podcasts don't have distracting motivational speaking in them. the countdown voice caught me off guard at first but now i love it. thank you SO much.

These are great files, and I really appreciate you taking the time to make them and for sharing them. But downloading them is an enormous pain in the bum!! I hope you are getting lots of money from all the affiliate links because WOW, talk about painful...

Nicole help! I'm trying to download or play on my iPhone 4 and I hit the download link on two different pages and then I get a message "safari can't download this file". Any suggestions? Your playlist looks great.

It keeps directing me to download a program which I finally did (ILIVID) and I still get nothing. I usually am pretty good at such things, so if this is thwarting me, I'm sure others are very discouraged. I'd really like to use these playlists! Dang!

Thanks for making these! I tried the first mix this morning and the DarthVader-like countdown started just as I was sneaking through a church courtyard, taking a shortcut. It scared the crap out of me - I almost fell on my butt! :D

Hi Team- Nicole here! It's come to my attention that some people are having trouble downloading. Please make sure you click the GREEN download button just below the the Facebook "like" button. You should have no problems from there. Happy running!

Here are some answers to your questions: 1. Try to download on Firefox or Chrome if Safari is having issues.2. These are based exactly on the desired amount of warm up that C25K requested but no real cool down unless specified by the program.3. There aren't complete weeks on some of them, because I didn't finish doing all of the podcasts. Sorry!

Hi Nicole,I really loved your podcasts which I used few years back and need to reload them. I can't get to your link to download them. Do you have an address where I can download them ?Thank you in advance,Patricia